Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym or abbreviation Full meaning
AliExpress Alibaba Express
Amtrak American track
Gerrymandering Gerry salamandering
Grade A Under A Grade A. Underachiever
HBO Home Box Office
HQ Hype Quiz
Instagram Instant telegram
Pac-Man Program and control Man
PCalc Programmer’s calculator
Pixelmator Pixel + mater (to mate)
Qualcomm Quality communications
Skype Sky peer-to-peer → Skyper → Skype
Tanzania Tanganyika & Zanzibar
Uniqlo Unique clothing
Velcro Velours crochet
Verizon Veritas horizon
Walmart Walton-mart
Yandex Yet another indexer

The more you know.